BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — Communities across Western New York are receiving an additional $1 million in state funding to combat gun violence after a violent Fourth of July weekend that left multiple people injured in Buffalo and two people dead in separate shootings in Niagara Falls.
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the funding this week, saying the money will support law enforcement, violence prevention and community outreach efforts in Erie and Niagara counties through the state’s Gun Involved Violence Elimination (GIVE) initiative, Project RISE and the SNUG Street Outreach program.
Crystal McBride, a lifelong Buffalo resident, said she has watched violence become a growing concern in the city…